February 28, 2014 Crisis Support
Unfortunately, most people have to deal with a stalker in some form at some point in their lives. It may be an ex lover or spouse. It may be the new lover or spouse of your ex. It may be someone…
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February 16, 2014 Communication
Most couples fight at least sometimes. However, most want to keep the fighting to a minimum. After all, being married is about love and compromise, not arguments and bickering. While a few fights here and there may fuel the passion,…
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February 16, 2014 Communication
Not being listened to is almost a universal complaint among married people. There are many marriages where neither spouse feels they are being listened to, and it creates a rift in the marriage that may seem insurmountable. It is so…
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February 15, 2014 Communication
We consider it a true virtue to be a reliable, responsible person. However, sometimes in our families, this can be more of a liability than an asset. When our families know that they can depend on us, sometimes they depend on…
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February 15, 2014 Communication
More people than would like to admit are unlucky enough to have fallen into the trap of a narcissist. The problem with a narcissist is that they do not let go of their victims easily. They will in fact hang on…
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February 11, 2014 Communication
As a general rule, women do tend to cry more often than men do. The reasons for this differ from woman to woman, and in different relationships. Some women do, as many men suspect, cry in order to be manipulative,…
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February 7, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
After all, this person could very likely hold your entire future in his hands. Well, maybe it is not always quite that dramatic, but they can cause your future to be much more difficult, or in some cases, much easier,…
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February 6, 2014 Communication
Many people often blame anger itself for being a destructive emotion. It is not the emotion itsellf that is destructive to our relationships and lives. It is what we choose to do with our anger that makes the difference between anger being destructive or…
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Tracing your genealogy has become easier than ever thanks to the introduction of the Internet. Where you used to have to track down information by using libraries, and even going to the locations where your ancestors were from, now you…
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Conventional wisdom states that a parent should never badmouth the other parent to their children. Most parents adhere to this most of the time. There are a few slips along the way, especially if the estrangement between the parents is…
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January 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
After all, this person could very likely hold your entire future in his hands. Well, maybe it is not always quite that dramatic, but they can cause your future to be much more difficult, or in some cases, much easier,…
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January 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
It depends on your situation whether you should have an attorney or whether you should do it yourself. If there is domestic violence involved, or you are working with a person who is unwilling to compromise, you will be much…
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January 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Many mothers go to court to file for divorce. They have been abused verbally, emotionally, physically or all of the above. They naively believe that the court will grant them custody of their children because that’s what is supposed to happen. …
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January 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
There are many factors that must be considered when deciding what to do with the family home upon divorce. The two main choices are either to buy out the other person’s interest in the property, or to sell and split…
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January 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
While divorce mediation is the preferred path for many divorcing couples, there are going to be situations where it fails. Usually the cases where it fails are those where abuse has been present during the course of the marriage. The…
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January 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
In a high conflict situation, there are usually issues that go far beyond the average couple who simply has grown apart. The fact is, that although high conflict divorces are the ones that we hear about the most, it does…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
I know that my opinion goes against the very fundamentals of the father’s rights movement and even against equal rights in many cases, but I think that sometimes the old ways are best. Once upon a time, there was something…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
You marriage has fallen apart. It’s time to accept that fact. You have literally tried everything to make it work, and you have finally come to the conclusion that there is no saving this relationship. It’s time to prepare for…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
In any civil action, there is a plaintiff and a defendant. Plaintiffs often have the upper hand as they are the first ones to get lawyered up, and have the opportunity to think about what’s happening before it actually happens. In the…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Visitation agreements are a sticky subject in any divorce. Some parents show up faithfully for every visitation only to be disappointed when their children are not allowed to come with them. Some parents refuse to show up at all, and…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Your spouse has asked for a divorce, or crossed a line that you will not tolerate You want revenge. You get lawyered up, go to court and decide you are going to strip your spouse of everything they ever held dear. You are…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The reasons for divorce are as diverse as the people who choose to divorce. They may vary from a desire for freedom to money problems, to cheating, domestic violence and other issues. There are however, some reasons that tend to…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorcing is difficult under any circumstances, but divorcing a person with narcissistic personality disorder presents its own set of unique problems. This is a person with delusions of grandeur that enter into every part of his life, including the family…
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January 26, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
When any couple divorces, they are admonished not to use the children as weapons. Most couples follow this advice pretty well. They may have moments here and there where they badmouth the other parent in front of the children, or…
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The bond between mother and child is one of the most important bonds in the world. Children who have this bond are able to grow up feeling safe and loved. They often grow up to be more productive and better…
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Tracing your genealogy has become easier than ever thanks to the introduction of the Internet. Where you used to have to track down information by using libraries, and even going to the locations where your ancestors were from, now you…
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Choosing to be a stay at home parent is not for the faint of heart. Contrary to the perpetuated stereotype that tells you that stay at home parents are free to watch daytime television and eat bon bons all day…
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January 16, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
When you are in court, the non-custodial parent is often villified, especially if their visitation is inconsistent. Of course, there are quite a few things that happen both in and out of court to sabotage any attempts at consistent visitation,…
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January 16, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
One of the biggest conflicts couples face when they are divorcing is who gets custody of the children. One of the major reasons for this conflict, in spite of all the lip service that is given to the best interest…
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January 16, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce is hard on everyone, but especially children. If your divorce is high conflict, it will be even harder on them, and there is a very real possibility that your children will reject one parent or the other in this…
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